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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.; Naval Expenses--Government Claim Against the Estate of Colonel Benton--Claims of Florida Under the Spanish Treaty, &c. Continuation of the Debate on the Cuban Question. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. PROBABLE PASSAGE OF THE OREGON BILL. Developments Before the Investigating Committees.

WILLIAM D. KENNEDY appeared voluntarily before the Sherman Investigating Committee to-day. His evidence was very important in its exposition of the system by which the Government is defrauded in ts purchases. He also presented valuable suggesttions as to the mode of effecting thorough reforms. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on February 12, 1859, on Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.; Naval Expenses--Government Claim Against the Estate of Colonel Benton--Claims of Florida Under the Spanish Treaty, &c. Continuation of the Debate on the Cuban Question. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. PROBABLE PASSAGE OF THE OREGON BILL. Developments Before the Investigating Committees. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe